Police & Fire: April 25, 2013

Michigan State Police from the Sault Post have positively identified the victim of a fatal accident which occurred during the early morning hours on Sunday on Six Mile Road near Brimley.

Theresa Labranche/Teeple, 37, of Brimley sustained fatal injuries when her pick-up truck lost control on a curve, ran off the roadway and struck a tree.

Authorities have determined that speed was a factor in the crash. The accident remains under investigation.

Tires slashed

Sault Police are investigating a series of malicious destruction of property complaints where at least four tires were punctured or slashed during the overnight hours either late Wednesday or early Thursday.

The incidents were discovered in the 700 block of Brown and the 800 block of Pine.

There are no suspects in this matter.

Minor mishaps

City police also report investigating three separate traffic accidents where vehicles sustained minor damage on Thursday.

Shortly after 2 p.m., the first accident took place when a vehicle traveling north on Meridian was struck by a second as it exited a parking lot. There were no injuries associated with the crash and police did not issue any citations.

The second took place shortly after 3 p.m. when a vehicle stopped at the intersection of E. Portage and Bingham before pulling into the path of a second. The driver of the second vehicle, it was discovered, had been operating on an expired license since July of 2011 and admitted he was doing so because he had forgot to renew it at that time. Police did not issue any citations related to this matter, forwarding their collected evidence to the prosecutor for review.

The last reported accident took place near the intersection of W. Portage and W. Easterday when the two drivers both thought they had the right-of-way and collided in the intersection. There were no witnesses to back either operator’s account and police closed the books on this matter without issuing any citations.

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